Extraction of Important Elements from their Ores

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Extraction of Important Elements from their Ores: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Extraction of Aluminum, Extraction of Tin, Extraction of Iron, Extraction of Copper, Extraction of Zinc, Extraction of Silver, Extraction of Gold, Extraction of Chromium from Chromite Ore, Pig iron, Cast iron, etc.

Important Questions on Extraction of Important Elements from their Ores

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Match the compound with the metal for which it is used for the process of extraction.

(i) NaCN                         (a) Titanium

(ii) Iodine                        (b) Aluminium

(iii) Cryolite                     (c) Silver ore

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Which of the following scraps would be preferred for the recovery of copper from the leached copper ore?

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In the commercial electrochemical process for aluminium extraction, the electrolyte used is: 

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In extractive metallurgy of zinc, partial fusion of ZnO with coke is called sintering and reduction of the ore to the molten metal is called

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Aluminium is extracted by the electrolysis of which of the following?

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The reaction in the reduction zone of the blast furnace during the smelting of iron are as follows. Complete the equations:

3Fe2O3+_____  2Fe3O4+_____

Fe3O4+4 _____Fe+4 _____

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During the smelting of iron, the reaction CaO+SiO2CaSiO2 takes place in the temperature zone of:

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The maximum temperature that can be achieved in blast furnace is:

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The extraction of which of the following metals involves bessemerization?

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In the context of the Hall-Heroult process for the extraction of Al, which of the following statements is false?

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Which series of reactions correctly represents chemical relations related to iron and its compound?

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Select the best method for the manufacturing of aluminium from bauxite from the following.

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2FeS + 3O2  2FeO + 2SO2FeO + SiO2  _____2Cu2S + 3O2  2Cu2O + 2SO22Cu2O + Cu2S  _____ + SO2
The above reactions convert Copper Sulphide/Oxide into blister copper. The total number of copper in the product side of the reactions are:

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Which of the following sulphides when heated strongly in air gives the corresponding metal?

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Which among the following reactions occurs at the zone of slag formation in extraction of iron by blast furnace?